Central Warehouse

Enable chain-wide inventory visibility and central distribution by designating one or more stores as central warehouses.

Central Warehouse lets retail chains operate distribution centers within Flow Retail, allowing stores to check availability, reserve products, and manage transfers from centralized stock locations.

What is Central Warehouse?

Central Warehouse turns a store location into a distribution hub for your retail chain. Once configured, other stores can view this warehouse's inventory, reserve products against its stock, and create transfer orders—all within the standard Flow Retail interface.

This is ideal for retail chains that maintain a central distribution location alongside their store network, giving you unified inventory management without requiring separate warehouse management systems.

How does it work?

You designate specific store locations as central warehouses in your Flow Retail configuration. These warehouses appear in inventory lookups across all your stores, letting staff check availability and reserve products for customer orders or store transfers.

When a store needs to order from the central warehouse, they create a transfer order within Flow Retail. The central warehouse receives the order, picks and packs the items, and updates delivery status—all tracked through the same system your stores use for daily operations.

Central warehouses maintain full inventory control, including stock adjustments, purchase orders, and delivery tracking, just like regular stores.

How do I get started?

Contact Flow Retail support to enable Central Warehouse functionality for your tenant. You'll specify which store locations should function as central warehouses, and support will configure the necessary permissions and visibility settings.

Once enabled, train your central warehouse staff on fulfilling transfer orders and your store staff on how to check central warehouse availability and create transfer requests. The workflow integrates seamlessly with existing store operations.